Rockland Scholar-Athlete: Tappan Zee's Jack Carey

State champ for TZ adds to swim legacy

11:11 PM,
Feb. 22, 2013

Tappan Zee swimmer Jack Carey is the Rockland Scholar- Athlete of the Week.

Written by

Mike Zacchio

Two-time state champ and five-time high school all-American Jack Carey comes from a long line of swimming standouts that includes a Division I coach, a national champion and an aspiring star.

"It's definitely great to have the support of my family," said the Tappan Zee senior, this week's Journal News Rockland Scholar-Athlete of the Week. "Everyone is very knowledgeable."

Carey's grandmother, Beth Carey, has won two gold medals at the World Masters Games as a member of the Ramapo Aquamasters synchronized swimming team. Her husband, Jack Carey, coached at Manhattan College for 40 years. ...